Astronomy:NGC 4710

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 4710
NGC 4710 (captured by the Hubble Space Telescope).jpg
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4710
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension 12h 49m 38.958s[1]
Declination+15° 09′ 55.76″[1]
Helio radial velocity1,129 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.9[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)11.60[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0a-S0/Sa[2]
Apparent size (V)3′.0 × 0′.8[2]
Other designations
NGC 4710, UGC 7980, PGC 43375[4][3]

NGC 4710 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. Its prominent x-shaped structure reveals the existence of an underlying bar.[5] NGC 4710 possesses both thin and thick discs.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode2006AJ....131.1163S. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Boselli, A. et al. (2014). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Virgo Cluster Survey (GUViCS). IV. The role of the cluster environment on galaxy evolution". Astronomy & Astrophysics 570: A69. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424419. A69. Bibcode2014A&A...570A..69B. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4710. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  4. "NGC 4710". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+4710. 
  5. Bogdan, C. Ciambur; Graham, Alister W. (June 2016). "Quantifying the (X/peanut)-shaped structure in edge-on disc galaxies: length, strength, and nested peanuts". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 459 (2): 1276–1292. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw759. Bibcode2016MNRAS.459.1276C. 
  6. Kasparova, A. (2016). "The Diversity of Thick Galactic Discs". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 460 (1): 89–93. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slw083. Bibcode2016MNRAS.460L..89K. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 12h 49m 38.9s, +15° 09′ 56″